She just kept saying, they killed him. Josh Mankiewicz Someone murdered her husband, but left her alive. And that left police suspicious. Was it possible she was involved in her Husbands Murder . The indicators are in cases like this, that its the spouse, not a random act. Josh mankiewicz but why would she kill a man she obviously loved . They never fought. They always were very happy. Josh mankiewicz this was a Family Affair all right, but it was another family that was keeping secrets. You ever seen anything like that before . No. Josh mankiewicz one father who fought to save his son, another who used his son to save himself. Hes a monster. [music playing] Craig Melvin hello, and welcome to dateline. Joe morrissey was a respected scientist who loved his work. Thats where he met kay, who shared his passion and would eventually become his second wife. Then late one night, joe, kay and their young son were attacked inside their Florida Home. Investigators did not know what to make of th
that s what he was trying to do, was protect his family. that s all he ever wanted to do. even when the man was dying, that s what he was doing. on a quiet family night at home, shattered by intruders. a devoted father and husband, dead. she just kept saying, they killed him. someone murdered her husband, but left her alive. that left police suspicious. was it possible she was involved in her ■çhusband s murder? chances are, it was the spouse and not a random act. but why would she kill a man that she obviously loved? this was a family affair, all right. but it was another family that was keeping secrets. have you ever seen anything like that before? no. one father who tried to save his son, and another father that used his son to save himself. he was a monster. hello, and welcome to dateline. joe morrissey was a respected scientist who loved his work. that s where he met kay, who shared his passion, and would eventually become his second ■ç wife.
they are. they re up close. there s no way to do it from a distance. o everything about that says this wasn t a robbery. this was someone who wanted to kill joe morrissey in particular. in addition to that, he still had his wedding band on, still had his watch on, valuables that if it was a robbery, it would have been taken out of the house. what s more, his wife kay was still alive, not stabbed, not even once. they do a brutal vicious murder to joe morrissey, why leave her alive? why leave a witness alive? why indeed? in murders like this, the spouse is often the first suspect, sometimes the only suspect. all of that became clear that night to kay s daughter christina. i remember when they took her to the police station, she asked me to stay and watch the house. and i remember sitting there and they would come up and ask me questions and the different detectives and the police officers. they asked me did they ever